Research & Data

Use this portal to filter and search for all of our scientific information.

Ecology provides the high-quality science that is the foundation of Washington state environmental policy. Our monitoring, assessment, and modeling services provide a data-rich understanding of our state’s land, air, and water. We provide access to that data through reports, databases, maps and user-friendly online tools.

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Online tool: Five-day smoke forecasts in Washington

This automated smoke-forecast tool provides a five-day prediction of the amount of smoke expected in 53 zones around the state, from wildfires and other sources.

https://ecology.wa.gov/smoke-forecasts

Committees, Boards, and Workgroups on EZview

List of many of the boards, committees, task forces, and other groups that Ecology contribute to.

https://ecology.wa.gov/ezview-homepage

Cleanup site: Boeing Developmental Center

Cleanup in Tukwila, along the Lower Duwamish Waterway the site of a Boeing development and manufacturing facility. The soil and groundwater is contaminated with solvent, fuels, oils, and heavy metals.

https://ecology.wa.gov/boeing-development-center-norfolk

Online tool: Recycling services

Information on recycling services in your neighborhood.

https://ecology.wa.gov/recycling-services-look-up-tool

Online tool: Washington State Coastal Atlas - Find swimming beach closures

Maps and information about beach closures in and around Puget Sound and Washington's ocean beaches.

https://ecology.wa.gov/washington-state-coastal-atlas-shorelines-bea-3

Map: Resource restoration sites

Interactive map and downloadable data for resource restoration funded by penalties from spills.

https://ecology.wa.gov/resource-restoration-sites

Map: Spill response equipment locations

Interactive map and downloadable data for locations of spill response equipment around the state.

https://ecology.wa.gov/spill-response-equipment-locations

Online tool: Washington State Coastal Atlas - Lakes and reservoirs environmental data

Maps and environmental data about Washington's lakes and reservoirs.

https://ecology.wa.gov/washington-state-coastal-atlas-shorelines-bea-2

Map look-up tool:Water Quality Atlas - map look-up tool

Use this map to find water quality data, including standards and outfalls.

https://ecology.wa.gov/water-quality-atlas-map-look-up-tool

Dirt Alert map: arsenic and lead in soil

Find soil sampling and cleanup records for properties in the Tacoma Smelter Plume, and see whether a property falls within the Everett Smelter Plume, Upper Columbia River smelter area, or suspected former orchard lands.

https://ecology.wa.gov/arsenic-in-soil-database

Cleanup site: Boeing Everett

Clean up activity at the site of the Boeing Everett manufacturing plant. Includes the removal of solvent, fuels, oils, and heavy metals from soil and groundwater.

https://ecology.wa.gov/boeing-development-center-norfolk-1

Map: Streamflow restoration law (ESSB 6091)

A map that describes the areas in the state where the new streamflow restoration law applies.

https://ecology.wa.gov/essb-6091-map

Publication index: Mercury information

List of links to documents related to mercury.

https://ecology.wa.gov/mercury

Freshwater Aquatic Plants Manual

An illustrated guide to some of the more common freshwater aquatic plants found in Washington, such as hydrilla, milfoil, pondweeds, bladderworts, and more.

https://ecology.wa.gov/freshwater-aquatic-plants

Online tool: Freshwater DataStream

Map-based application for continuous freshwater data, including nearly real-time information on streamflow and water quality

https://ecology.wa.gov/freshwater-datastream

Vídeo: Como hacer su propio filtro de aire limpio

Aprenda a hacer su propio ventilador para filtrar aire. Esta combinación de ventilador-filtro de bajo costo.

https://ecology.wa.gov/spanish-video-box-fan-filter

Email List: VW Settlement grant program

https://ecology.wa.gov/vw-email-list-sign-up-govdelivery

Ecology jobs listing

Looking for a new job? See Ecology's open positions listed on careers.wa.gov.

https://ecology.wa.gov/asset-collections-link-assets-all-ecy-jobs-all-ecology

Online tool: Cleanup and Tank Search

Find information on contamination cleanup sites and underground storage tanks.

https://ecology.wa.gov/online-tool-cleanup-and-tank-search

Publication index: Per- and Poly-fluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS)

List of links to documents and posters about PFAS

https://ecology.wa.gov/per-and-poly-fluorinated-alkyl-substances-pfas